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South
Korea is the world’s 14th largest economy, yet an estimated 2.5 million
dogs and thousands of cats are slaughtered each year and eaten as
“health food”. Forced to endure deprivation and unimaginable torment
from the moment they are born untill the day they are slaughtered; dogs
are imprisoned in cramped, rusty, raised cages all their lives with no
protection from extreme elements, and have no access to water, exercise,
or medical care. Their eardrums are often burst to prevent them from
barking. In broad daylight, often in front of other live dogs, they are
electrocuted, hanged, beaten or burnt to death.

This is a
profit-driven, tax free, unregulated industry that aggressively promotes
the myth that eating a dog (especially the dog’s penis) enhances male
virility and provides men with energy. South Koreans genuinely believe
that the more the dog is made to suffer, it will enrich the quality of
the meat and increase the health benefits to the consumer. Many dogs
are sadistically made to experience extreme fear and suffering prior to
death. Cats are frequently boiled alive to make tonics believed to
treat rheumatism. The demand is so high in South Korea that 20% of the
dog meat is now imported from China.

It is hard to believe that a
nation such as South Korea, which is one of the major economic powers
and boasts one of the highest education levels in the world, is still
continuing to commit this type of barbaric brutality in this day and
age. However, for the millions of dogs and cats that are being
slaughtered each year in South Korea’s markets, slaughterhouses,
restaurants, dog farms and backyards, it is a tragic reality and a
nightmare from which they can’t escape. If South Korea wants to be
respected as a nation of conscience, South Koreans need to strengthen
the animal protection law and permanently ban dog and cat consumption.
This has continued far too long, and it is now time for the South Korean
government to take a moral leadership for its citizens and take a stand
against this barbaric practice. Not only would this save the South
Korean animals from unimaginable suffering, but it will be in South
Korea’s economic interests because people of the world will not stop
condemning South Korea’s cruelty.

As Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

It
is time for South Korea to start taking animal welfare seriously and
prove that South Korea really does have a compassionate and ethical
society. That means it is time for the South Korean government to start
better educating the public about the importance of spaying and
neutering, about not abandoning pets, and about treating animals in a
proper manner. The first step must be to finally end the horrendous
cruelty of dog and cat meat consumption!

If South Korea does not
take the above actions immediately, we must Boycott PyeongChang 2018
Winter Olympics and South Korean businesses and tourism.

We are a group of volunteer campaigners who are opposed to dog and cat consumption in South Korea. Our aim is to end this cruel practice by campaigning vigorously and raising awareness around the world. We are not a registered charity or a formal organization, neither are we affiliated with one. We are heartbroken by how Man’s best friends are being treated in South Korea and ending the horrible practice of dog and cat meat consumption is such an uphill struggle we believe this cannot be accomplished by the activists in South Korea alone. That’s why we campaign in any and every way we can to bring the world’s attention to this important and very urgent issue. We would like people all over the world to get involved and to take meaningful action to help bring this cruel practice to an end. Homepage: http://koreandogs.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koreandogs/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KoreandogsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Againstdogmeat